Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments after the Obama administration released 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees to Oman:
"Today, the Administration announced the transfer of ten dangerous detainees from Guantanamo Bay. It did so knowing that a significant number of detainees have returned to the battlefield. Some have even become leaders of lethal terrorist networks. In accordance with the law, Secretary Carter directed this transfer only after providing a written certification that it is in the national security interests of the United States, and that the government of Oman will be able to keep these detainees from returning to the fight in nearby Yemen or elsewhere. The Armed Services Committee will be watching closely to make sure that the Secretary’s pledge is kept."
